Day: March 22, 2018

FEAR NOT!

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FEAR NOT! Psalm 46:1-2 (KJV) 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Proverbs 3:24-26 (KJV) 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 2 Timothy …

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In Christ Alone

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IN CHRIST ALONE   Lamentations 3:24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”   1 Timothy 4:9-10 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe. He is my light, my strength, my song;   Exodus 15:1-2 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD : “I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse …

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And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed.” Matthew 26:39

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And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed.” Matthew 26:39 There are several instructive features in our Saviour’s prayer in his hour of trial. It was lonely prayer. He withdrew even from his three favoured disciples. Believer, be much in solitary prayer, especially in times of trial. Family prayer, social prayer, prayer in the Church, will not suffice, these are very precious, but the best beaten spice will smoke in your censer in your private devotions, where no ear hears but God’s. It was humble prayer. Luke says he knelt, but another evangelist says he “fell …

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Perplexity Before God

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Reflections Perplexity Before God Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with questions. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. (Job 23:3-5) This is Job in the midst of his great trial. He is seeking God for answers. He desires to know the reason for his suffering. But God is silent. In a trial, we think that if God simply explained Himself to us that we could believe. …

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Inadequacy as a Blessing

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Feeling inadequate can actually be a blessing—if it drives us to the Lord and we let His strength work through us Inadequacy as a Blessing 2 Corinthians 3:1 – 3:6 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you? 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in …

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Question: “Can a Christian ‘give back’ salvation?”

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Question: “Can a Christian ‘give back’ salvation?” Answer: The short answer to this question is, no, a true Christian cannot “give back” salvation. Oddly enough, some who agree that a Christian cannot “lose” his salvation still believe that salvation can be “given back” to God. Some who hold this viewpoint will take Romans 8:38-39 and say that while nothing outside of us can separate us from God, we ourselves can choose, in our free will, to separate ourselves from God. This is not only unbiblical; it defies all logic. To understand why it is not possible for us to “give …

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